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#4209BB

#4209bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4209bb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 3.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 259.21°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #4209bb
  2. #82bb09

Split complementary

  1. #4209bb
  2. #bb9b09
  3. #29bb09

Analogous

  1. #0929bb
  2. #4209bb
  3. #9b09bb

Triadic

  1. #4209bb
  2. #bb4209
  3. #09bb42

Tetradic

  1. #4209bb
  2. #bb0982
  3. #82bb09
  4. #09bb42

Square

  1. #4209bb
  2. #bb0929
  3. #82bb09
  4. #09bb9b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0229
  2. #280572
  3. #4209bb
  4. #611cf4
  5. #9465f8

Shades

#4209bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4209bb
  2. #3b08a8
  3. #350796
  4. #2e0683
  5. #280570
  6. #21055e
  7. #1a044b
  8. #140338
  9. #0d0225
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4209bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4209bb
  2. #5522c2
  3. #683ac9
  4. #7b53cf
  5. #8e6bd6
  6. #a184dd
  7. #b39de4
  8. #c6b5eb
  9. #d9cef1
  10. #ece6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4209bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4209bb
  2. #4815b5
  3. #4e21af
  4. #552da9
  5. #5b39a3
  6. #61459e
  7. #675098
  8. #6d5c92
  9. #74688c
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #183b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4209bb {
  color: #4209bb;
}
Background
.bg-4209bb {
  background-color: #4209bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4209bb {
  border: 2px solid #4209bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4209bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 9 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4209bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4209bb, #9b09bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4209bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 9 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.18 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.36 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.42 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.82 #bdf644 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4209bb  rgb(66, 9, 187)  hsl(259, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#82bb09  rgb(130, 187, 9)  hsl(79, 91%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bb4209  rgb(187, 66, 9)  hsl(19, 91%, 38%)  Mahogany
#09bb42  rgb(9, 187, 66)  hsl(139, 91%, 38%)  Lime Green